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MICR Council

Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MSCE
Chairperson-elect

Carmen E. Guerra, MD, MSCE

(2024-2025)

Ruth C. and Raymond G. Perelman Professor of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Melissa B. Davis, PhD
Past Chair

Melissa B. Davis, PhD

(2025-2026)

Director, Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine
Morehouse School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

Margaret Foti, PhD, MD (hc)

Chief Executive Officer
American Association for Cancer Research
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Ruben A. Mesa, MD

Ruben A. Mesa, MD

(2023-2026)

President, Atrium Health Levine Cancer
Executive Director, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center
Enterprise Senior Vice President, Atrium Health
Vice Dean for Cancer Programs, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Winston Salem, North Carolina

Valerie Odero-Marah, PhD

Valerie Odero-Marah, PhD

(2023-2026)

Executive Director of Center for Urban Health Disparities Research and Innovation
Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland

Sanya A. Springfield, PhD

Sanya A. Springfield, PhD

(Ex Officio)

Acting Deputy Director, Strategic Engagement
Office of the Director
National Cancer Institute
Rockville, Maryland

Jose G. Trevino, MD

Jose G. Trevino, MD

(2023-2026)

Geoffrey R. Shudtz Chair in Pancreatic Cancer Research
Walter Lawrence Jr. Distinguished Professor of Surgical Oncology
Director of Pancreas Program
Chair, Division of Surgical Oncology
Associate Professor of Surgery
Surgeon-in-Chief, Massey Cancer Center
Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, Virginia

Karen M. Winkfield, MD, PhD

Karen M. Winkfield, MD, PhD

(2023-2026)

Professor of Radiation Oncology
Ingram Professor of Cancer Research
Executive Director, Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance
Nashville, Tennessee